# Headphones Controller

> This App provides easy operation for the Yamaha earphones and headphones.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.yamaha.sc.hpcontroller](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.yamaha.sc.hpcontroller)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.yamaha.sc.hpcontroller`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yamaha Corporation
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 114,922
- **Rating:** 2.36 / 5 (413 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.7
- **Last updated:** 2023-02-02
- **First published:** 2020-08-19
- **Publisher country:** JP
- **Size:** 6.14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yamaha.sc.hpcontroller)
- **Website:** [http://www.yamaha.com/](http://www.yamaha.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.yamaha.com/en/apps\_docs/apps\_common/common\_PP\_min-1.html](https://www.yamaha.com/en/apps_docs/apps_common/common_PP_min-1.html)

## Description

The **Headphones Controller App** offers an intuitive way to manage your Yamaha earphones and headphones directly from your device. Compatible with models like TW-E3A, TW-E3B, EP-E30A, EP-E50A, EP-E70A, YH-E500A, YH-E700A, and YH-L700A, this app requires Android 7+ and a Bluetooth connection. 

Key features include toggling *Listening Care*, *Noise Cancelling*, *Ambient Sound*, and *Listening Optimizer* settings (supported models only). Additionally, the app provides a unique 3D Sound Field setting exclusively for the YH-L700A model, automatic power off timer configuration, and firmware updates — all designed to enhance your audio experience.

## Rankings

- #207,982 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for basic battery visibility and its usefulness with Yamaha headphones when it connects. However, the majority of feedback centers on unstable pairing, limited features (no EQ), and unreliable/model-specific compatibility, with battery readouts sometimes inaccurate and reliability degrading over time. Overall, the app is a lightweight companion that struggles with consistency.

### Pros

- Provides basic battery status/readout for Yamaha headphones
- Viewed as a useful accessory for Yamaha headphones by some users
- When the connection works, the app performs its basic functions as expected

### Cons

- Frequent connectivity and pairing failures; unreliable detection of headphones
- No trueEQ or audio customization; only limited presets and 'listening care' options
- Inaccurate or inconsistent battery level readings across devices
- Poor cross-model compatibility; many headphones/models are not recognized or fail to connect
- Overall reliability is inconsistent across Android and iOS and over time

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